SAME-LEVEL FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES

Authors

  • Josy Anne Silva Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Gustavo Henrique Marques Moreno Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Liliana Yukie Hayakawa UEM
  • Kelly Cristina Inoue UEM
  • Roberto Kenji Nakamura Cuman UEM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i4.56325

Keywords:

Health services for the older adults, Aging, Traumatology, Wounds and injuries, Emergency medicine.

Abstract

Objective: to identify factors associated with the occurrence of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries among older adults who suffered a same-level fall. Method: a retrospective study, with 192 medical records of older adults that suffered a same-level fall in 2014 and were attended in the Emergency Care Unit of a teaching hospital in Paraná. The Z test was performed to compare the proportions of the groups with (n=80) and without (n=112) traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries with demographic, health, fall and evaluation/care data. Results: 80 (41.7%) of the older adults identified had traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries. There was a significant association of the occurrence of traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries with: male gender (p=0.0109), specialized transport (p=0.0001), fall on public road (p=0.0026), absence of arterial hypertension p=0.0434) and presence of psychiatric illness (p=0.0048). Conclusion: traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries are frequent events associated with same-level falls, which indicates the need for educational and preventive measures aimed at the reduction of falls.

Author Biographies

Josy Anne Silva, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Mestre em Ciências da Saúde - Programa de Pós graduação em Ciências da Saúde.

Gustavo Henrique Marques Moreno, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Mestre, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde.

Liliana Yukie Hayakawa, UEM

Doutoranda, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem.

Kelly Cristina Inoue, UEM

Doutora, Enfermeira, Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá.

Roberto Kenji Nakamura Cuman, UEM

Doutor, Professor, Departamento de Farmacologia e Terapêutica.

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Published

2018-11-07

How to Cite

Silva, J. A., Moreno, G. H. M., Hayakawa, L. Y., Inoue, K. C., & Cuman, R. K. N. (2018). SAME-LEVEL FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i4.56325

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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